Five suspects detained during crackdown against culprits in Karachi

KARACHI: In a crackdown against miscreants, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) conducted various raids at different parts of the city on Wednesday night, arresting five suspects including two Lyari gangsters.

The law enforcement personnel conducted a raid in the city’s most troubled area of Lyari on an intelligence tip-off about presence of Zahid Ladla – brother of slain gang leader Baba Ladla – and commander Tanvir. However, they could not be detained during the raid as officials believe they escaped from the spot moments before the raid.

Two of their accomplices were taken into custody in the raid. However, the details pertaining to the identification of the arrested gangsters could not be ascertained.

The police arrested three more suspects during raids in Gulberg and Ittehad Town.

According to police, it carried out a raid in Gulberg area of the metropolis and arrested two suspects for their involvement in street crimes and robberies.